Characteristic
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of births
3,022 3,216 3,450 3,864 4,165 4,301 4,378 4,328 4,366 4,715 4,726
Age ofmother
?
19 years
18.2 16.8 16.5 15.6 14.9 15.3 13.8 13.0 12.8 11.5 10.7
?
30 years
23.9 25.7 25.3 26.2 27.0 26.7 28.2 28.3 30.3 30.2 30.6
Marital status
Unmarried
62.7 62.0 61.9 62.3 61.9 62.6 62.7 63.1 63.6 64.8 63.7
Mother?s education
<9 years
2.6
3.0
4.8
4.6
4.4
5.0
4.4
5.2
4.3
4.3
3.7
Prenatal care began
1st Trimester
75.7 75.8 76.6 77.4 76.8 77.6 80.3 81.6 80.4 79.9 78.2
3rd Trimester
4.4
4.4
3.4
2.8
3.7
3.7
2.9
3.3
3.0
3.4
4.5
No Care
3.5
3.3
2.6
2.3
2.7
2.1
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.1
1.3
Prenatal visits
1-4
4.1
4.6
4.5
4.1
4.4
3.7
3.6
4.1
4.0
4.5
4.7
?
5
89.3 91.0 92.7 93.3 92.8 93.9 94.5 94.0 93.4 94.1 93.8
?
9
74.7 75.2 74.4 74.6 75.0 75.4 78.6 78.4 79.1 78.5 79.1
?
13
31.7 28.5 24.6 26.9 28.2 28.5 29.5 30.4 33.6 32.7 31.0
Medical risks
Complications
a
46.6 44.1 44.4 44.4 46.4 50.3 53.4 56.0 52.0 56.6 57.2
Gestational age
b
Preterm (<37weeks)
14.4 14.4 16.4 14.5 14.9 14.0 14.4 12.3 12.7 11.9 11.8
Birthweight
<2,500 grams
11.7 11.6 12.6 12.7 12.8 11.7 12.8 11.4 12.5 11.7 11.1
<1,500 grams
2.2
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.6
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.0
Child?s sex
Male
51.8 51.3 50.5 50.8 51.8 52.4 52.0 50.8 50.5 50.5 51.8
Female
48.2 48.7 49.5 49.2 48.2 47.6 48.0 49.2 49.5 49.5 48.2
Plurality
Multiple births
3.8
3.4
3.1
3.8
3.6
4.1
4.2
3.3
3.6
4.1
3.7
Caesarean delivery
25.5 25.8 27.4 29.1 30.3 30.5 30.9 30.7 31.1 31.9 31.4
Place of delivery
Hospital
c
99.2 99.3 99.5 99.3 99.6 99.4 99.6 99.5 99.3 99.6 99.3
Attendant at birth
Midwife
d
3.4
3.5
3.0
2.6
2.4
3.4
3.2
3.4
2.7
3.5
3.9
Previous live births
1 or more
61.4 63.5 62.3 61.4 63.2 62.7 62.8 62.8 63.0 63.8 64.6
b
Physician's estimate.
c
Hospital, clinic, medical center or maternity home.
d
LicensedMidwife or Certified Nurse Midwife.
Notes:
a
Reportedmedical risks for this pregnancy and/or complications of labor and delivery.
TABLE1B-10
LIVEBIRTHSACCORDINGTOSELECTEDMATERNAL, PRENATALCAREANDDELIVERY
CHARACTERISTICS, BIRTHWEIGHT, PLURALITY, CHILD'SSEX, BIRTHORDER,
ANDBIRTHCOMPLICATIONS, ARIZONA, 2003-2013
(BLACKORAFRICANAMERICANMOTHERS)
Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
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